Type-writing machine.



W. S. IRELAND AND W. E. LIPPERT.

TYPE WRITING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. I8. I9I6.

1 3 1 1 79 Patented Aug. 5, 1919.

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w. E. Li erh ...y ma "P me'towMsxA PLANouRApM co., wurgmafwrwpw W. S. IRELAND AND W. E. I IPPERT. TYPE WRITING MACHINE.

APPLICATION man Nov. I8. 191e.

1 ,3 1 2, 1 7 9 'Patented Al'lgr; 5, 1919.`

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-UNITED STATES WARD s. IRELAND, ori's'r.' Louis, MISSOURI, eilyo'iiniarr vOHIO, assIeNons,y Jair DIRECT AND MESNE grassremanmxsr To Negreira; sion'r- HAND MACHINECOMFANY, 0F ST.- Lotus., MYI$SOUM,A maremma-9.1* DELA WARE.

Specification of Iletters Patent.

To all-whom t mayconccm:

' .Be itknown that we, WARDS. IRELAND 1' and WALTER E.' LIPPERT, citizens of the f' United States of America, residents, respectively, of the city of StlfLouis, State of Missouri, 'and of Cincinnati,v in the lcounty of Hamilton, State of Ohiofhave invented cer- 'tain' new' and useful improvements=lin Typeri'ti'ng lllachines,` of Whioh the'lfollowing isa 'full,` clear, and exact description,V ieference being had to :theaeoompanying drawings; forming-apart of this-specification.

"Y Ourr invention relates 'fto- 1a; typewriti'ng machine having a series of key levers which are so formed thatit; is necessary YorA desirable to guide andrlreinforce-dilferent portions-ofthe key lever-structurelAn object ofl the',present-inventinis xtjoproduce-fa :'strong `and -simple means forvguiding lalin- 20 x:ing and. .reinforcing fa- Series of -keyf'levers More specificallyV stated,. one of the objects isi-t-- produce avery simplel and highly "ellicient .means for :guiding simple -key levers, thereby-.simplifying the key controlled elements ofiE atypewting machine.` Another object i'sto produce 'a 'veny' substantial means frguidingangular key leversf 'havingarms which diverge from a pivotalsupport.

With the foregoing arid-@other objects in view the inventionwcomprises the novel construction, -combination and' arrangement o f parts hereinafter more rspecically described and illustrated in thevaccompanying drawings wherein is lshownthe preferred embodirnent of-thersiivention, but it isV to'rbe understood that '-changes, variations and modifications Gambe-'resorted to which come @within thescope of the claims'herennto `ap- `guiding them in their-movementsa'nd attlie same time retaining the dilerent-elements of the key lever' structure in their proper relative-positions. l Figure I s a longitudinal section of a machine embodying the features of our inven- Fig. II isa transverse-section taken ap- ,proxlmately'on the .line -II-{fIIfFigfL 1.

lies' )Figa IIIfis alperspective viewlof one-df th ke 'leverguidesn-l if H1 f fo' lillustra-tegthe prefernedfform 'off th mventwn, vve have' shown' certain parts of vi Steno apluc writing-'machina' including -hdusingila typeholdeiiQ, .typea xsupporte by fszludftypeillioldler,zj af rotatable rcore .4 fsup portmg a: ro :eo paperg apera' ides 5-"l .and'Zthe'strip/'f paperbelingmieble fren the moll; Ialongylthe.paperfgmglesiandfto th rear nf. the machine; as'lshwncleanly?v in `cFig L? .-ink1ng rihhon lgiis arranged lbetweel ,fth'ftype 3 and the strip Kif. a 'rsflf fi wardl :extendin haxhmrelement-1f5 whicl lacent ito e'ftype '8:=1--Sprng sf16=`ten j tomtalnthefkey levers inf engagement wit] 1an .abutment member'l'? which eonstitutesi1 1stop for-limiting the imovernent'f the' ke levers. When one of the 'keys'ris de ressed ,the-f key 'lever qas'sociatedi-'fthereivitl lturn ifahout :the "ofl :pivotfm'em'b'er`I 14e .land 'th hammer element 15 moves towai'dfftheftype 'therebyslfrcin lathe-paper an'd' linking' 'rib 4:bon eto'ward Atige fzwith'ffthe fresult o l printing-fone offthe type: 'characters 'on th fpapel".A s key ile'versmaylh; pera'ted i'n ldepel'idently off -e'abhiother,y 1 ort-anydesireA inumherof-key! levers iinay be operated lsimu] ftmieously A flThamean'sforfguiding the key levers prei erablyf'inoludes a'n upper guide locate v=nearfthe upperends-ofithe' lever arms '13 am provid'edzwith a ser-ies ofxromblike teeth o guide bars. 1'8 lwhich llie.I *between said leve arms; The v"elements "18T fare' "referabl Iformed inte ral-With a backmem er 19 ani .also integraI4 fvvith-s.- liront .member 20 'Whid lies below; the printing type. Arms 21 arranged at opposite sides of the key levers eonstitute supports for the upperwguide member B5". I t'vill besnoted that this guide member is 4adapted to' accurately guide the upper portionsof' the "lever arms 13 in their movements toward and away lromzthetype,v at the same time very materially reinforcingthe key lever structure nearlthe,` upper.

ends of Ilever arms -13 f C designates a keylever guide which-isi preferably an angular' device in the form o f an :L-shaped f pocket.` conforming .approximately to the shape of theang'ularportien's fofthe key-Lle'vciz 'f This vkeya.ieverfgmde 1s fldcatedat the junctions' ofthe' key lever arms 12 and 13, andfit-preferably supports the 'pivot-member.14..; The key: lever guide C is -so constructed :that it guides: andvreinforces 'the key-:lever structure at 'points in frontof andw at pointsl above thepivot `member?14u, thereby. f strengthening. the lkey.y lever structure atgjpoints! which f: heretofore.- have' not been-amply-reinforce'd.: This keylever guide preferably-:includes a lbottomtmeiber:- 23,"1 a series :of: comb-like teeth 24 fextending'p- .Wardlyff from said bottonr memberfiatA its ibetweenthe vleverarms-12,111.- back/mem er25 :located inrthefrear of? the lever; arms -13*,\1an'rl :comb-Hketeeth 26 extending forwardlyffro'm :saidsbackmembers 25,' said comb-like teeth 26' being. located :between the lever f arms "13. -iT'he' bottommeniber, back .member 25,

-. -and thef'combflikezguiding. teeth524nand 26 .are :preferably integrally connected together so as to- ;form va" very: :substantial 'andfex` .tremely rsimpleguiding device.. The f fof fcombflike iteeth I:2:4:vguide :and 5 reinforce fthe. ;.-key levers atl'- points immediately .in ffronteofvpivot members 14,' and the-"series .offfcomblike teeth 26:guideandreinforce the llofvver portions of theleven armsv 13 atfpoints immediately above said ipivot memberff'M.

fThe series3of lever .arms 1 3'are thusrein'- ,fforced near their. lower'ends to positively prevent them from bendingor becoming 1n anyway disarranged at this point. Arms 26,extending from the key lever guide: G, .are securelyfastened tothe frame' or housing a .I'The universal bar` associatedl with theY keI 'levers includesa transverse abutmentholde'r 2 2( arrangedfinfrontof the lever arms 113 vto ., ings.

#F633 designatesfua domiectii'ig Emember unitmg the arms 29 and 30 of the universal bar,

said connectingmelmber being located at the f rear of'lever arms13.,i 3{1 designatesa re- Storing sprin'g-1fl11lfftOL 'ltin the lill'ivlsal' bar in 'thel psiti'or' 'shownv 'in the draw- I. .'l`he1miversal bar is adapted to' move in response to movements of any one of the key levers, and its movement is limited by a zyi'e'ldable "stop member 35, shovvnzinl Fig. I. The-.universalf'bards adapted to operate a paper feeding device and various devices (not shown) whicl1.-.form. no part of the :present invention. Thefabutmentfholder 27 forming tpart of the #universal .bar and provided with thefyieldable .abutment 28,l which `enig'ages al1f-ofthekey '1evers, is preferably 'flocatedfgrbetween' the f upper :and lower key lever-guides' Bfan'd.' 1; g'lhe :printing ,elements f'herein. shown are claimedinf-an application for; patent filed 'by W. S. Ireland` ol Nove 1-85v1916,f-Serial -No.

Y132,07 i r'fllheguniversal @bar isy claimed in. an applicatio'n-rledby W. lS.- Ireland and lE. 'r-.ipperapm Nova 18,1916; serial No; 132,078. ff'ffWe elaimzzffw? f- 'L E 1.5 ,vAffshorthand nia' -key leverssand'akyr lelve'rfguide in the form :fof a'n angular'. rpoeketrfor said angular :key .ilevers'fsaidrpocketrhavingWalls arranged'at an angle ftoLfeaeh fotherf and provided lwith .angular combdiketeethmvhic'h .engage :angularkey/levers..l;)intrH fit1- i f?? 2. Inzaslorthandxmahine; afse'riesokey levers each laving'ltvv iarms,\"`a pivotal? sup- --pbrtV -frz said key fle'vers; -edr :ai key? lever guide in thei'orm ofranfangular: pocketre- .'-ceivfing/ thef-:junctiens 'of said-:farma said an- :.gular pocket "having vsries f off :eombdike teeth. :i-nwfront of said pivotal supportand ne shaving angular za seri'esofffcornb-'likefiiteeth immediately above sa'ide pivota'h supporti f 3.fffIn^a-'r shorthandfsfmach'ne, a iseries-v of 'key leverse'achfhavingtwo arms, a pivotal support yfor said-key-,Ileverai'and key lever guides including-'l aff'bottom member. below said key .levers,'.comb-like teeth extending E upwardly -from saidf bottom member, ka -rear -member 'extending upwardly from said bot- -tom member and comb-like teeth extending forwardly from said rear member. i mll In a shorthandmaphine, a seriesfof'key -levers each having two -arms, 'a' rpivotal support-forisaid'key `lever s,f.anrl key-lever' guides including. atbottonf member oe'lc'i'w' said fky levers, comblike teeth 'extending'pwardly from said bottom- 1nember,=fa:'rear"member'" arranged at an; angle to: said vbottom member,= and -1 comb-like teeth extending for- .Wardly from said rear member, said bottom member,' .rear member; i and? comb -like teeth being integrally connected together;

5. In a shorthand machine, a series ofkey levers each having.V 'two farms; a .pivot member near 'the i junctions fof said armsfand an angular key level' guide at the junctions of said arms, said angular key lever guide comprising a bottom member, a series of comb-like teeth extending upwardlyfrom said bottom member and arranged between said key levers, a rear member extending upwardly from said bottom member, ,and a series ofv comb-like teeth extending" forwardly from said rear member and arranged between said key levers. 'f

6. In a shorthand machine, a series of key levers, each having an upstanding arm near its rear end, a pivot for said key levers, and means for guiding said key levers, said means including a series of comb-like teeth between .the key levers at a point adjacent to and infront of said pivot, and asecond series of comb-like teeth arranged between said key levers at a point directly above and adjacent to said pivot, the comb-like teeth of each series bein integrally connected together and integra 1y connected to the teeth of the kother series, and the teeth of one series being arranged at an angle to the teeth of the other series.

7. In a shorthand machine, a series of pivoted key levers, each of said key levers having an arm which extends forwardly from the pivot and an arm extending upwardly from the pivot, and an angular key opiel o! thi! pltelt my be obtained for ilve cents elch, by addressing' the lever guide comprising an approximately L- shaped pocket having a bottoni wall which lies below the forwardly extending arms, a rear wall at the rear of the upwardly extending arms, comb-like teeth extending forwardly from said rear wall and arrange between said upwardly extending arms, and comb-like teethr extending upwardly from said bottom wall and arranged between said forwardly extending arms.

8. In a shorthand machine, a series of pivoted key levers, each of said key levers having an arm which extends forwardly from the pivot and an arm extending upwardly from the pivot, and an angular key lever guide comprising an approximately L- shaped pocket having a bottom wall which lies below the forwardly extending arms, a rear wall at the rear of the upwardly extending arms, comb-like teeth extending forwardly from lsaid rear wall and arranged between said upwardly extending arms, and comb-like teeth extending upwardly from s'aid bottom wall and arranged between said forwardly extending arms, the bottom and rear walls of said approximately L-shaped pocket and all of said comb-like teeth being integrally connected together.

WARD S. IRELAND. WALTER E. LIPPERT.

Commiuioner of Patents,

yWallington, D. 6." 

